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## 🎬 Law of the Pampas (1939) – Public Domain – Western | Action | Adventure
**Law of the Pampas** is a unique and visually arresting 1939 Western directed by **Nate Watt** and starring **William Boyd** in his iconic role as **Hopalong Cassidy**. This entry in the long-running series is a rare "International Western," taking the beloved characters out of the American desert and placing them in the vast, treacherous grasslands of South America. It features a strong supporting cast, including **Russell Hayden** as Lucky Jenkins and **Sidney Toler** (famous for his portrayal of Charlie Chan).
As a 1939 production that has entered the **Public Domain**, it is highly regarded by fans for its ambitious scope, high-production values, and the refreshing change of scenery that adds an exotic flair to the "Hoppy" formula.
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## 📖 Plot Summary
Hopalong Cassidy and Lucky Jenkins travel to Argentina to deliver a herd of prize cattle to an old friend, only to find themselves caught in a deadly web of family rivalry and cold-blooded murder.
**The Argentinian adventure features:**
* **The Pampas Setting:** The action moves from the rocky canyons of the West to the sweeping, high-contrast plains of the South American pampas, offering a distinct visual aesthetic.
* **The Treacherous Heir:** The plot centers on a ruthless villain (played by Sidney Toler) who is willing to eliminate his own relatives to secure a massive inheritance and control of the estancia.
* **The Gaucho Connection:** Hoppy and Lucky must navigate a different culture of horsemanship, teaming up with local gauchos to uncover the truth behind a series of "accidental" deaths.
* **The "Phantom" Threat:** Similar to a classic mystery, the film utilizes suspense and shadow as the killer strikes from the darkness, forcing Hoppy to use his detective skills as much as his revolvers.
* **The Climactic Stand:** The movie culminates in a high-speed chase across the plains and a high-key shootout where Hoppy’s tactical brilliance ensures that the "Law of the Pampas" is upheld.
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## 🎥 Style & Legacy
* **William Boyd’s Sophistication:** By 1939, Boyd had fully inhabited the character of Hopalong Cassidy, portraying him with a silver-haired dignity and a calm, commanding presence that set him apart from more rowdy cowboy stars.
* **Sidney Toler’s Villainy:** Best known for playing heroes, Toler delivers a chillingly calm performance as the antagonist, providing a formidable intellectual match for Cassidy.
* **High-Contrast Cinematography:** The film features stunning, high-key outdoor photography. The bright sunlight of the plains and the deep shadows of the ranch interiors ensure 100% visibility of the action and the period-accurate costumes.
* **International Flair:** The inclusion of South American cultural elements—from the attire of the gauchos to the specific style of the ranch architecture—gives the film a sophisticated, "prestige" feel.
* **The "Hoppy" Standard:**
**Law of the Pampas** is a unique and visually arresting 1939 Western directed by **Nate Watt** and starring **William Boyd** in his iconic role as **Hopalong Cassidy**. This entry in the long-running series is a rare "International Western," taking the beloved characters out of the American desert and placing them in the vast, treacherous grasslands of South America. It features a strong supporting cast, including **Russell Hayden** as Lucky Jenkins and **Sidney Toler** (famous for his portrayal of Charlie Chan).
As a 1939 production that has entered the **Public Domain**, it is highly regarded by fans for its ambitious scope, high-production values, and the refreshing change of scenery that adds an exotic flair to the "Hoppy" formula.
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## 📖 Plot Summary
Hopalong Cassidy and Lucky Jenkins travel to Argentina to deliver a herd of prize cattle to an old friend, only to find themselves caught in a deadly web of family rivalry and cold-blooded murder.
**The Argentinian adventure features:**
* **The Pampas Setting:** The action moves from the rocky canyons of the West to the sweeping, high-contrast plains of the South American pampas, offering a distinct visual aesthetic.
* **The Treacherous Heir:** The plot centers on a ruthless villain (played by Sidney Toler) who is willing to eliminate his own relatives to secure a massive inheritance and control of the estancia.
* **The Gaucho Connection:** Hoppy and Lucky must navigate a different culture of horsemanship, teaming up with local gauchos to uncover the truth behind a series of "accidental" deaths.
* **The "Phantom" Threat:** Similar to a classic mystery, the film utilizes suspense and shadow as the killer strikes from the darkness, forcing Hoppy to use his detective skills as much as his revolvers.
* **The Climactic Stand:** The movie culminates in a high-speed chase across the plains and a high-key shootout where Hoppy’s tactical brilliance ensures that the "Law of the Pampas" is upheld.
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## 🎥 Style & Legacy
* **William Boyd’s Sophistication:** By 1939, Boyd had fully inhabited the character of Hopalong Cassidy, portraying him with a silver-haired dignity and a calm, commanding presence that set him apart from more rowdy cowboy stars.
* **Sidney Toler’s Villainy:** Best known for playing heroes, Toler delivers a chillingly calm performance as the antagonist, providing a formidable intellectual match for Cassidy.
* **High-Contrast Cinematography:** The film features stunning, high-key outdoor photography. The bright sunlight of the plains and the deep shadows of the ranch interiors ensure 100% visibility of the action and the period-accurate costumes.
* **International Flair:** The inclusion of South American cultural elements—from the attire of the gauchos to the specific style of the ranch architecture—gives the film a sophisticated, "prestige" feel.
* **The "Hoppy" Standard:**
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00:00:05THE END
00:00:44Let her go.
00:01:16That boy Jenkins rides as well as our own gachos.
00:01:20Si.
00:01:20Almost so good like me.
00:01:22Yes, Lucky is about the best rider I've ever had on my ranch, senor.
00:01:27His, with the exception of Hopalong Cassidy.
00:01:30Cassidy?
00:01:31He's the one on the white horse, no?
00:01:34Yes.
00:01:39He is an excellent horseman.
00:01:41They don't come any better.
00:01:44In fact, anything that Hoppy does, he does well.
00:01:48Sort of Superman, huh?
00:01:50Well, I don't know.
00:01:53But doing things better than anybody else just seems to come natural to him.
00:01:58Well, I should think with all his ability, he'd be entered in some of these events.
00:02:04Well, Cassidy got his reputation doing things when things really needed doing.
00:02:11Well, when a man does that, well, he just don't have to go around showing off.
00:02:22Sweet Owens!
00:02:24Okay.
00:02:24What are they doing with that cow?
00:02:31Well, that's a buck and steer, son.
00:02:34You know, they're the meanest things on four legs to ride.
00:02:38That one is about the worst of the lot.
00:02:41Got a heart full of murder.
00:02:44And skin full of dynamite.
00:02:47There are people's right on top such animals?
00:02:50Well, there are men that are darn fools enough to try.
00:02:54You'll see it right after intermission.
00:02:56How about joining me and a little drink while we're waiting?
00:02:59Con mucho gusto, senor. Gracias.
00:03:02Come a minute.
00:03:04Oh, there you are, Hoppy. Come here.
00:03:07Son, let's have lemonade all around.
00:03:11Hoppy, I want you to meet Senor Jose Valdez.
00:03:15A cattleman from South America.
00:03:17Cassidy here is my foreman.
00:03:19It is a pleasure to meet you, Senor Cassidy.
00:03:22Un gusto es mio, senor.
00:03:24Muy bien. You speak Spanish, eh?
00:03:27Well, I'm not so sure about that, but my Mexican friends are kind enough to try to understand this.
00:03:33And easily enough.
00:03:35This is my son-in-law, Ralph Merrick.
00:03:37He is also American like yourself.
00:03:40How do you do, sir?
00:03:41How do you do, Mr. Cassidy?
00:03:45Quite nice.
00:03:48And this is my grandson, Ernesto.
00:03:51That's nice, Senor Cassidy.
00:03:55That goes both ways, son.
00:03:57Oh, are you what they call a policeman, Senor Cassidy?
00:04:05Well, not exactly.
00:04:07Just when the marshal needs a little extra help.
00:04:11And I, Senor, I'm Don Fernando Mario Lopez y Ramirez.
00:04:16And I would like to go home.
00:04:20He is my foreman.
00:04:22See, I am overlooker.
00:04:24You mean?
00:04:25Overseer.
00:04:26Overseer, overlooker, same thing, Senor.
00:04:29I had to bring him along.
00:04:31He was worried for fear I would not buy the right kind of herd stock.
00:04:35See, about cows, man, got to be very careful, wouldn't it?
00:04:39You don't need to worry.
00:04:41You come to the right place for good breeding stocks.
00:04:46You do not know, Fernando.
00:04:48His chief occupation and pleasure is worry.
00:04:52That's why we call him el melancolico.
00:04:55Oh, the worrier, huh?
00:04:57Si.
00:05:03You know, it seems so funny to be shipping beef down to South America when you're raising such fine stock
00:05:08down there yourself.
00:05:09Some of the best.
00:05:10But we always try to improve our stock, if we can.
00:05:14Oh, I guess that's what we're all trying to do, huh?
00:05:17Segures, Senor.
00:05:24It's about time for the rest of the show.
00:05:26You'll excuse me.
00:05:27I'll excuse me.
00:05:28I'll excuse me.
00:05:29Look out, everybody.
00:05:37Ernesto!
00:05:38Hey, quick!
00:05:42Go back, Ernesto!
00:05:43Go back!
00:05:46Come on, run!
00:05:47Hurry!
00:06:08Hurry up, Plucky!
00:06:09Tie him up!
00:06:20Got him!
00:06:21All right, Hoppy.
00:06:27Ernesto!
00:06:30You all right, fella?
00:06:32Seaton?
00:06:32Oh, you're a brave little man.
00:06:35If that had been me, I'd have been scared to death.
00:06:54No, no, no, I couldn't do that.
00:06:57It's taken me too long to build the strain up.
00:07:00I'll tell you what I will do, though.
00:07:03I'll let you have half the hurt.
00:07:05All right. We will call it, as you say, a deal.
00:07:09But you must deliver them to my estancia, my ranch.
00:07:13All right, we'll do that.
00:07:15Looks like you bought yourself some fine cattle, senor.
00:07:18Yes, and it looks like you're going on a long trip, Hoppy.
00:07:22How'd you like to go to South America?
00:07:27Oh, I always have wanted to see that part of the world.
00:07:31Of course, I'd hate to go way down there alone.
00:07:34Oh, I'll go, Hoppy. I'll be glad to go.
00:07:38If you do come, senor Cassidy, my home is yours as long as you wish it.
00:07:43Papa Valdez, I would suggest that you look around a bit before you buy these cattle.
00:07:48Your son-in-law is right.
00:07:50Why don't you take a look?
00:07:51If you say they are the best herd, my friend, it is sufficient for me.
00:07:56What do you think, Fernando?
00:07:59I am worried if we look some more, maybe these cows won't be here when we get back.
00:08:04That's such a thing.
00:08:05To say, Fernando, worry, we will consider the deal closed.
00:08:09All right.
00:08:10See you at the house, Hoppy.
00:08:12All right, Doc.
00:08:20You're not dreaming about those moonlight nights down in South America, are you?
00:08:25No.
00:08:27I was just wondering why Merritt was so anxious to have senor Valdez look at somebody else's cattle.
00:08:36Sometime I'll be able to ride as well as you at the end of my own gacho.
00:08:43When he likes someone's senor, he talk, talk, talk like a little parrot.
00:08:47Oh, let him talk.
00:08:48I like to hear him.
00:08:50So you're going to have a rancho of your own, huh?
00:08:52Ah, si.
00:08:53Someday he'll own all senor's ranchos.
00:08:56Oh, that's good.
00:08:58But I am worried.
00:09:01Again?
00:09:02Now it is something different.
00:09:04This time I am supposititious.
00:09:08Your what?
00:09:10Supposititious, you know, when black cat run crossroad or ladder, hit you in the back of your head.
00:09:16You mean superstitious.
00:09:18Si, supposititious.
00:09:20Well, anyway, what about?
00:09:24Tito, go find abuelo.
00:09:29They say, senor, things always happen in three times.
00:09:33Good as well as bad.
00:09:36Two have already happened.
00:09:37Yeah, good or bad?
00:09:40Oh, bad.
00:09:40Very bad for family of senor Valdes.
00:09:43Within one year, he lose both son and daughter, Carlos and Rosita, by accident.
00:09:50And yesterday, senor, but for you, it would have been Ernesto, three.
00:09:55How'd the accidents happen?
00:09:56Well, his son, Carlos, Ernesto's father.
00:10:02Wait a minute.
00:10:09I thought, uh, I thought Merritt was Ernesto's father.
00:10:12No, senor.
00:10:15Senor Merritt, he have no children.
00:10:18Tito is son of Carlos.
00:10:20Poor Carlos.
00:10:21He was killed accidentally while cleaning gun.
00:10:25There are bad things to get careless with.
00:10:28Carlos never careless.
00:10:29He was expert with pistola.
00:10:32How about his, uh, his daughter?
00:10:34What's her name?
00:10:35Rosita.
00:10:36She was senor Merritt's wife.
00:10:39She was finest horsewoman in South America.
00:10:42Yet she go out riding one day by herself.
00:10:45Next morning, we find body at foot of cliff.
00:10:47So, you see.
00:10:59Now that most of the prize herd's gone bucked, I guess we'll have to start in all over again.
00:11:04Well, we might as well be doing that as anything else, Lucky.
00:11:13Senor, I wonder what Fernando's found to worry about this time.
00:11:17What is it now, Fernando?
00:11:20I was told senor Hoppe about Carlos and Rosita, senor.
00:11:26I was very sorry to hear of your misfortune, senor.
00:11:31My son and my daughter.
00:11:34At times, it is very hard to understand the will of God.
00:11:40Those things are hard to figure out.
00:11:49Sometimes, I think, uh...
00:11:50Mr. Cassidy, if you don't mind, we'd rather not discuss the subject further.
00:11:55Fernando, in future, you'll please hold your tongue.
00:12:02I'm sorry, senor.
00:12:16What's that ombre so head up about?
00:12:19You know, Lucky, I like that man, Valdez.
00:12:22But there's something about Merit that bothers me.
00:12:25That's funny. I've had the same feeling about him.
00:12:27You have?
00:12:31I... I hope you will forgive my son-in-law.
00:12:34He has not been himself since his wife died.
00:12:37Oh, I know how you both must feel, senor.
00:12:39We've been through some very sad times together, and he's very dear to me.
00:12:44And when I'm gone, he'll be the only one left to care for little Ernesto.
00:12:52What about the boy's mother?
00:12:55She died when he was born.
00:12:58I understand, senor.
00:13:00Gracias, amigo.
00:13:09Senor Valdez.
00:13:10Si?
00:13:13We're starting on the trail with your cattle tomorrow.
00:13:15Ben, you have decided to be my guest.
00:13:17Oh, I'm so happy.
00:13:19Hasta luego.
00:13:20Gee, Hoppy, I was afraid you weren't going to make that trip.
00:13:23What made you decide?
00:13:24Well, we've never been to South America.
00:13:30And we might find it very interesting down there.
00:13:34That chuck wagon brute from the camel's shoe
00:13:37Press along to the big corral
00:13:40He should be landed on the snoop
00:13:44Press along to the big corral
00:13:47Get along, cowboy
00:13:49Now, boy, get along
00:13:51Get along to the big corral
00:13:53Get along with a great big noise
00:13:57Get along to the big corral
00:14:00The chuck we get ain't fitting to eat
00:14:04The chuck we get ain't fitting to eat
00:14:05Press along to the big corral
00:14:07There's rocks in the beans
00:14:09And sand in the meat
00:14:11Press along to the big corral
00:14:14Get along with a great big morning
00:14:17Get along with a great game
00:14:19Get along to the big car
00:14:21Get along with great things
00:14:24Get along with any more
00:14:43Oh
00:14:57Noches estrelladas, que bonitos y metiados
00:15:02Vamos ya, ganchos amigos, a presurencia montada
00:15:06Y por campos y cañadas tendremos que atravesar
00:15:10Pa' buscarme usted los pavos que no debemos nabar
00:15:13Pa' dejar la cabra llana descansando de acolar
00:15:30Mira la montaña de esos montaños
00:15:32Están recuerdos de los Rockies de casa
00:15:34Esas pequeñas son las montañas de Andes
00:15:39¿Qué es el otro lado de esos montaños?
00:15:42Los montaños, y te dice que el nombre es Fernando
00:15:47¿Qué es el otro lado de los montaños?
00:15:50El otro lado es Chile
00:15:51Es muy bien aquí, es muy bien aquí
00:15:54late el color del teveo
00:15:58No, no
00:15:58No, no
00:15:59I no entiendo ese tipo de estrireaER
00:19:02Come, my little one.
00:19:05You're calm.
00:19:06My little pigeon.
00:19:08Cuidado.
00:19:09Cuidado.
00:19:10Cuidado.
00:19:11Oh, Fernando.
00:19:12Sí, señor.
00:19:14Sí, señor.
00:19:18Americano?
00:19:20Sí, señora.
00:19:22Escúlpeme, señor.
00:19:23Fernando.
00:19:24Fernando.
00:19:30Fernando.
00:19:31Oh, señor Valdez.
00:19:35He know you come?
00:19:36No, señor Valdez.
00:19:39Pero yo, I didn't think of him.
00:19:41I didn't think of him.
00:19:42All of you, my Fernando.
00:19:44Fernando de mi corazón.
00:19:45Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:19:48Señor Valdez, he will worry about you.
00:19:49You must go back.
00:19:51Go back.
00:19:51It is better.
00:19:52I am lonely.
00:19:53Please, help me put her back on mule.
00:19:56Back on.
00:19:57No, no, no, no.
00:19:59It's all right.
00:19:59I'll ride ahead and tell señor Valdez where you are.
00:20:02Oh, gracias, señor.
00:20:05Gracias.
00:20:05Muy simpático.
00:20:06Look here, will you get my horse?
00:20:08Ah, gracias.
00:20:09Which road do I take?
00:20:10Oh, follow north, right?
00:20:12Oh, follow north, right?
00:20:13The route.
00:20:13It's very fast.
00:20:14Oh, very simple.
00:20:44Very simple.
00:21:03I thought I told you never to come here.
00:21:05Oh, but I miss you so.
00:21:07Why you do not come to the cafe since you got back?
00:21:09I was coming tomorrow.
00:21:11We haven't time for this.
00:21:13Now, you'd better go before someone sees you.
00:21:19Did you bring someone here with you?
00:21:22Oh, no.
00:21:26Come out of there.
00:21:27I'll shoot.
00:21:28That won't be necessary, Mr. Merritt.
00:21:33Oh, it's you.
00:21:35Well, I didn't expect to see you for two or three days.
00:21:38Well, we made pretty good time.
00:21:39Did you bring the cattle in tonight?
00:21:40Oh, I just wrote ahead to tell Senor Valdez that...
00:21:45Buenas noches, Senor.
00:21:47Viene.
00:21:48Cassidy.
00:21:50Senor Cassidy.
00:21:53Senor Cassidy, I did not expect to see you so soon.
00:21:57Welcome to our house.
00:21:58Thank you, Senor.
00:21:59I wrote ahead to tell you that Dolores is out at southbounder camp with Fernando.
00:22:04So that's where she went.
00:22:05She could not wait to see him.
00:22:07Now, perhaps you'll go to bed, eh, Ernesto?
00:22:11Chiquita, hello, hello.
00:22:21I'm glad to see you, muchacha.
00:22:23Gracias, Senor.
00:22:24Come, Chiquita.
00:22:25I have things to show you from America.
00:22:28Fellers that Indians wear.
00:22:30If you have left the cafe, Chiquita, you are welcome.
00:22:33You are too soft, Papa Valdez, taking in everyone that comes along.
00:22:37I found this girl sneaking about the place.
00:22:39She says she came to see her aunt.
00:22:41Yes, I come here looking for Dolores.
00:22:44I thought perhaps you had come home to stay.
00:22:49Me come back here?
00:22:51Oh, no.
00:22:52I like my life.
00:22:54Then get along back to it.
00:22:55Don't let me find you hanging around here again.
00:22:58Chiquita!
00:23:00I don't want you to go, Chiquita.
00:23:05But I must go, Emilio.
00:23:08Come, let me see you smile.
00:23:12Bueno.
00:23:13For that, I'll give you un beso y un abrazo.
00:23:22Adios, Ernesto.
00:23:31Adios, Senors.
00:23:37She's a tough one, that mujer.
00:23:40Come, let us go inside.
00:23:43I think I'll see that she does get off the place.
00:23:52Ah, Senor Cassidy, buenos dias.
00:23:57Buenos dias.
00:23:58You rise early.
00:24:00The finest time of the day.
00:24:01Your room was comfortable, I hope.
00:24:03Oh, it's fine.
00:24:05I'm just looking at your guns here.
00:24:07That's a fine collection.
00:24:08Yes, they were my sons.
00:24:09It took him years to collect them.
00:24:11Ah, it must have.
00:24:13Say, that's an old one.
00:24:14What kind of a gun is it?
00:24:16It's the kind the Conquistadores first used
00:24:18when they came to South America many, many years ago.
00:24:21Must have been.
00:24:23Say, that's a wicked looking thing.
00:24:28Spanish, isn't it?
00:24:30Si, Senor.
00:24:31That was my son's favorite gun.
00:24:34He used it frequently before.
00:24:37Before it killed him.
00:24:42That don't look like the kind of a gun
00:24:44that would go off accidentally.
00:24:46Perhaps not, but nevertheless, it did.
00:24:51This, this is the bullet.
00:24:56This is the one that killed your son?
00:25:06Are you sure?
00:25:07I was there when the doctor removed it.
00:25:11Then that gun didn't kill your son.
00:25:15What are you saying?
00:25:16You couldn't get this slug through that barrel
00:25:18if you tried.
00:25:19That was fired through a much bigger gun.
00:25:23But I, I don't understand.
00:25:24I, I saw the doctor.
00:25:29Senor Cassidy.
00:25:32You don't think that my son was.
00:25:36I've thought so ever since I had the talk with Fernando
00:25:38before we left home.
00:25:43Que or more.
00:25:46Please.
00:25:48Please get Ralph.
00:25:49I, I must tell him.
00:25:50Oh, I wouldn't, I wouldn't do that, senor.
00:25:52I don't think I'd say anything to anyone just yet.
00:25:55Not even Merit.
00:25:57It, uh, might upset him.
00:26:00Si.
00:26:01Si, you are right.
00:26:03You just take it easy
00:26:04and I'll talk to you about this when you feel better.
00:26:06Gracias, amigo.
00:26:17Ernesto!
00:26:19Ernestito!
00:26:19El hora de la siesta.
00:26:21Vamos, chiquito, vamos.
00:26:24De Lord, I said you don't want a siesta.
00:26:26Ah.
00:26:28Siesta now, Ernesto.
00:26:30If you say so, senor Happy.
00:26:37Vamos, el netito, vamos.
00:26:39Senor Cassidy, more baseball later, senor.
00:26:43Yeah, more baseball later.
00:26:47Uno, dos, tres, cuatro.
00:26:49You have won him completely, my friend.
00:26:51Now, that goes both ways.
00:26:53Oh, did you find that lame cattle in the herd?
00:26:55No, they're all in great shape.
00:26:57We'll start branding the new stock tomorrow.
00:26:59Lucky of me, he'd be glad to help you.
00:27:01Well, thanks.
00:27:01We have plenty of gachos for the work.
00:27:04By the way, Cassidy, when you're ready to start back to the States, just tell Fernando.
00:27:09He'll be glad to arrange all the supplies for you.
00:27:11Thanks.
00:27:13Amigo, you're not planning to go so soon.
00:27:15Why, I hadn't even thought of it.
00:27:17As a matter of fact, they might stay down here a couple of three weeks, kind of look country over.
00:27:22Might even stay here.
00:27:23Ah, it would make me very happy, senor Cassidy, to have you as a neighbor.
00:27:28Thank you, senor.
00:27:34Now, Espino, why, you nut roller?
00:28:10Now, you make me lose our tobaccos.
00:28:13I'm sorry, Ferdy.
00:28:14Here, try one of my cigarettes.
00:28:17Gracias.
00:28:21Tricks, tricks.
00:28:22Talk, talk.
00:28:24Come on, Ferdy, I'll show you some real tricks.
00:28:31Senor Valdez, I, I know this isn't a very pleasant subject, and I hate to keep bringing it up, but
00:28:37that matter we were discussing, I, uh...
00:28:46Si, what is it you wish to know, amigo?
00:28:48Well, I wanted to find out if, uh...
00:28:59I was just wondering, uh, if there were any strangers around the day that, uh, the accident happened to your
00:29:04son.
00:29:05We do not know.
00:29:07We were all in Buena Vista for the fiesta, and my son remained at home to arrange for a hunting
00:29:12trip with Ralph.
00:29:14Oh, no, thank you.
00:29:16Then, uh, Mr. Merritt was in the house, too.
00:29:20No, he was in the city.
00:29:22He had gone the day before, on business.
00:29:24Senor Valdez, el ahorra de la siesta por usted también.
00:29:29Siesta.
00:29:30She treats me just like Ernesto.
00:29:32And just when I was so comfortable.
00:29:34Ah, too bad.
00:29:35Hasta luego, amigo.
00:29:37All right.
00:29:57This is place where accident happened to Senor Valdez's daughter.
00:30:01Poor Rosita.
00:30:03Cannot understand the road is so wide.
00:30:09Say, was she riding a skittish horse?
00:30:12Skittish?
00:30:12Yeah, you know, scary.
00:30:15No, that horse.
00:30:16You could shoot a pistol by his ear.
00:30:18He would laugh at you.
00:30:22Maybe something scared him and he jumped off.
00:30:25No, horse not go over cliff.
00:30:28Horse come home by himself.
00:30:36I suppose Merritt was away when this happened, too.
00:30:39Si, si.
00:30:42Sitting on business.
00:30:43Si.
00:30:44How do you know that?
00:30:47Oh, I just guessed it.
00:30:55Is that Merritt's horse?
00:31:02Si, si.
00:31:16Wait a minute.
00:31:19Who is this, uh, this girl, Chiquita?
00:31:23Chiquita?
00:31:26She is niece to my wife, Dolores.
00:31:29You don't seem to like her very well, niece, don't you?
00:31:33Well, she have good home with Senor Valdez.
00:31:35But she go away to sing in cheap cafe, Las Boliadoris.
00:31:40She is silly food.
00:32:10I want to see.
00:32:24I'm a lot out she's not sure you can carry it stranger you get to ride your
00:32:30horse home you know I'm not a trouble here on boys I'm buying drinks for the
00:32:45house
00:32:50what do you carry that for silly ornament you say senor I can drop man or beast at
00:33:03hundred-and-fifty feet with this boy over us but what you used to drop him if you
00:33:08got nothing to finish him off with with this I will finish him she had she'll
00:33:15feel funny carrying one of them things around don't anybody around here carry a
00:33:19gun if we don't care about the noise we use a gun but if we wanted quiet and
00:33:27confidential like we use a boleodorus or a knife
00:33:30ah hey slim
00:33:46well it's about time you dropped in to see us sit down I may have a job for you
00:33:53another accident huh there one might be necessary if that American you were
00:33:57talking to keeps hanging around here is that Cassidy the man Chiquita told us
00:34:02about what it wasn't his mother well he seemed friendly enough yeah a little too
00:34:09friendly if you ask me but he isn't fooling anybody he doesn't like me any more
00:34:13than I like him I just caught him hanging around the cliff what do you think he's
00:34:19looking for yet wildflowers perhaps he suggested that I go on a hunting trip I
00:34:27wonder why you think he suspects you I don't know but I'm gonna find out are you
00:34:33clear out of here
00:34:46hello Chiquita I want you to do something for me do it yourself oh still
00:34:57angry about last night huh I do not like the way you spoke about me in front of
00:35:02Senor Valdez and the Americano but I said what I did because the old man
00:35:06mustn't know that I am well interested in you at least not yet why not if I am to
00:35:13be your wife and the lady of the Estancia someday why should he not know you
00:35:17care for me because he thinks I'm still grieving for his daughter don't you see
00:35:23she was a fine woman course she was can I help it if I loved you instead of her she
00:35:36was very
00:35:37kind to me I met her two days before the terrible accident and she called and waved hello just as
00:35:48I
00:35:49know that grand lady as her and you will be too you do as I say what do you want
00:36:00this
00:36:02American Miss Cassidy I don't know how long he stood there watching us last night find
00:36:09out what he knows how much he saw he's so much so steely eyes I cannot look into
00:36:18them I never saw a man yet you couldn't outstair Chiquita yes I know but this one one
00:36:26could not flirt with him I think not confuse him but he's a man
00:36:52it is only five mile more only five miles more and the name is is Fernando
00:37:07Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:37:09Ocelio!
00:37:11Help me!
00:37:14Try and head her off down the creek.
00:37:16Come on!
00:37:44Are you all right, miss?
00:37:47Oh!
00:37:58Are you all right, miss?
00:38:00Oh!
00:38:02Let's go.
00:38:02Come on.
00:38:10Are you all right?
00:38:14Come on!
00:38:18Come on!
00:38:22Who's next?
00:38:30The End
00:39:01The End
00:39:25The End
00:40:00The End
00:40:04The End
00:40:25See, that was beautiful.
00:40:27You liked it, huh?
00:40:29Oh, yes, it was nice.
00:40:31I did it for you.
00:40:33For me?
00:40:34Uh-huh.
00:40:51Why are you sending for me at this hour of the night?
00:40:52Well, Cassidy's pals out there with Chiquita, and if Cassidy is suspicious as you think, well, he's bound to tell
00:40:59the kid. That means we've got to watch both of them. I'm for getting rid of that kid while we've
00:41:03got the chance.
00:41:06How about a dance, how about a dance, Chiquita? Go away! I'm busy. Look, if you want a drink, I'll
00:41:20buy you one.
00:41:39Let's get rid of that kid.
00:41:40Played right into our hands. Let them fight. Watch your chance and get them. We'll take care of that.
00:41:53It's too bad for you to do that.
00:41:55Oh, is it?
00:41:57Well, if anybody else here wants a taste of this, just let them start something.
00:42:03Take it easy, Lucky.
00:42:12What's the trouble?
00:42:13I was just getting ready to do a little house cleaning.
00:42:16You don't belong in here. Come on with me.
00:42:19Then if the rest of you fellas want to start something, come on outside.
00:42:23I'll take you on one at a time or all together.
00:42:26You talk too much.
00:42:45Where I come from, we don't like people that throw knives at men's backs.
00:42:52That'll remind you not to do it again.
00:42:55Aha!
00:42:56Maybe that teach you not to fool with Hopalong Cassidy, eh?
00:43:01Get the lights.
00:43:05You're from the States, ain't you?
00:43:07Yeah.
00:43:08Well, then maybe you ought to learn a few things.
00:43:10We don't allow outsiders to come in here starting trouble.
00:43:14I wasn't aiming to start no trouble.
00:43:17Say, you ain't Spanish, are you?
00:43:20Well, what of it?
00:43:22The Spanish people I've met are all real people.
00:43:26You said enough.
00:43:26Now get out of here for us.
00:43:31That's all I was waiting for.
00:44:23Well, satisfied?
00:44:26For the time being.
00:44:29Worried?
00:44:30No.
00:44:31Let's go home.
00:44:36Every time I turn around...
00:44:38Where is Ferdy throwing punches?
00:44:40Don't call me Ferdy.
00:44:42The names is Fernando.
00:44:45Who taught you to throw your fists, Ferdy?
00:44:47I mean, Fernando.
00:44:49No one.
00:44:50I watched what you did and what Senor Lucky did.
00:44:53And what you did.
00:44:55I did too.
00:44:58Yeah, you did everything we did except duck.
00:45:01Look at that eye.
00:45:02Yeah?
00:45:03Well, it looks like you forgot the duck too.
00:45:06Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:45:13Now the Rio Grande River runs all along the border of Texas here.
00:45:18Clear down in here of the Gulf of Mexico.
00:45:21Hello there.
00:45:22Now, right in here is what we call the Panhandle.
00:45:27Up in here is that, no, that's New Mexico.
00:45:31A little geography lesson, huh, Cassidy?
00:45:34Ah, yeah, kinda.
00:45:36Say, uh, Merritt, I think we'd better call off that hunting trip.
00:45:39Well, it's too bad.
00:45:41Ah, you see, the, uh, shells we got over in, uh, New Orleans turned out defective.
00:45:46Well, I wouldn't let that worry me.
00:45:48We've got lots of guns and shells in the house.
00:45:50You're welcome to use any of them.
00:45:52Oh, that's fine, thanks.
00:45:54Well, I don't think I'd be much good with anybody else's gun but my own.
00:45:59You see, I use a .44-40.
00:46:02You don't have to know anybody has any shells that size, do you?
00:46:05No.
00:46:06I'll be glad to look around for you, though, if you like.
00:46:10Ah, fine.
00:46:13There was quite a party you stays at Los Bolliadores Cafe.
00:46:17Oh, yeah.
00:46:18I'm sorry that had to happen.
00:46:22Say, uh, that's a pretty tough gang down there.
00:46:26Who is this fellow they call Slim?
00:46:30Slim?
00:46:32Oh, yes.
00:46:33No, I don't know him.
00:46:34I've heard of him, though.
00:46:36The Gauchos say he's a killer.
00:46:38He certainly looks it, too.
00:46:41Hey, where you going?
00:46:45What's the idea of all the heavy artillery, Lucky?
00:46:47Well, after what happened last night, I'm not taking any chances.
00:46:50Just let him start something now.
00:46:52If you think he's going to be in a danger, why don't you check your cartridges?
00:46:55They might prove defective, too.
00:46:57What do you mean?
00:46:58Well, I was just telling Mr. Merritt about the shells we got in New Orleans.
00:47:01You know, about them not being any good.
00:47:04Gee, that's fine.
00:47:06Well, mine seemed to be all right.
00:47:08Well, but you see, Lucky's smarter than I am.
00:47:10He bought his in Arizona.
00:47:11That's what I should have done.
00:47:13No, I didn't, Hoppy.
00:47:14I bought mine in New Orleans, same time you bought yours.
00:47:16Remember?
00:47:17Oh, yeah, sure, I remember.
00:47:18Uh, son, I think your grandfather wants to see you.
00:47:20You better come on and help me fix my saddle.
00:47:22You'll excuse us, won't you?
00:47:36Hey.
00:47:38You think you'll ever grow up?
00:47:41Now what have I done?
00:47:43Every time you open your mouth, you stick both feet in it.
00:47:46Hoppy, you're not mad at me because your shells are bad, are you?
00:47:50No, I'm not.
00:47:51Come here.
00:47:58My shells are all right.
00:47:59It's just that you've got to be more careful what you say,
00:48:01especially in front of Merritt.
00:48:03I can't, Hoppy, if you tell me what it's all about.
00:48:05If you'd just learned to use your head once in a while,
00:48:08you'd realize that Valdez's son wasn't shot accidentally.
00:48:11Well, you mean Merritt, he...
00:48:12No, he didn't do it.
00:48:14But I think he had it done.
00:48:16Oh, it doesn't surprise me any.
00:48:18Well, what makes you think so?
00:48:20Don't you realize that he'll own this whole place
00:48:22if he just gets rid of certain people?
00:48:25Oh, I get it.
00:48:27Good.
00:48:28But if he didn't do it, who did it?
00:48:30Somebody with a 44-40.
00:48:32That's the gent I'm looking for.
00:48:35It's like looking for a needle in a haystack.
00:48:37Eh, maybe.
00:48:39And I got an idea that gun's gonna be used on me before long.
00:48:43Come on, we better get out and get to work on that saddle
00:48:45before he checks up on it.
00:48:53You're not looking for a picture of Merritt, are you?
00:48:56No.
00:48:57Thought I might find one in here, that fellow they call Slim,
00:49:00or the other one they call Curly.
00:49:02Even money.
00:49:03They would both run out of the States for something.
00:49:09You go on and fix the saddle up.
00:49:10I'll see you later.
00:49:23Mr. Cassidy?
00:49:24What?
00:49:30Mr. Cassidy.
00:49:35Are you mad at me?
00:49:39i haven't anything to be mad at you about oh i am so glad you know at first i think
00:49:46you
00:49:46stuck up stuck up yes but when i see you fight that night in the cafe i said to myself
00:49:54chiquita you're going to like that man so i think so i do so good i want everybody to like
00:50:01me
00:50:01but i want to more than like you
00:50:06it's uh none of my business but didn't merit tell you to stay away from here
00:50:11oh that's nothing maybe if i were the lady of the estancia you like me better yes
00:50:20but you are not the lady of the estancia but i'm going to be you wait and see
00:50:27this estancia why not oh i don't know i just don't think merit's going to marry you
00:50:36who says he marries me
00:50:39well i got that general impression from what i saw on the terrace the night i got here
00:50:44oh
00:50:44oh
00:50:46senor cassidy i like you but i do not like people who are hiding in bushes
00:51:09chiquita
00:51:17Yeah, I'm glad to see you.
00:51:18What are you doing here?
00:51:19Oh, I just come to see Senor Cassidy.
00:51:23But I'm mad with him.
00:51:25Mad at Hoppy?
00:51:26Yes.
00:51:27He was ashamed to speak with me.
00:51:29Why?
00:51:30Oh, just because I'm a girl from the cafe.
00:51:33Hoppy's not that kind of a fella.
00:51:36It's probably because he's got a lot of important things on his mind.
00:51:39Oh, then maybe I should not be mad with him.
00:51:43What are these important things?
00:51:45Maybe I can help.
00:51:47If it is helping you, too.
00:51:55Hey, maybe you could at that.
00:51:57Look, you keep your eyes open around the cafe.
00:52:00Si.
00:52:00And if you see anyone with a gun like this, you let me know.
00:52:04Will that be helping, Senor Hoppy?
00:52:06And you?
00:52:07Oh, yes, plenty.
00:52:10Uh, is this American gun, no?
00:52:12It's a Colt .4440.
00:52:14Be sure you don't let anyone know what you're doing.
00:52:17Oh, no.
00:52:18Don't worry.
00:52:19I won't.
00:52:32What's the idea of coming over here and starting a row with Cassidy?
00:52:35What do you mean?
00:52:36I only tried to get the information you want.
00:52:38Well, you certainly went about it in a bright way.
00:52:40Yes, I think so.
00:52:41But I got him.
00:52:43Did he see us the other night?
00:52:45Si.
00:52:45I was afraid of that.
00:52:47What else did you find out?
00:52:49He is looking for men with the American-made gun.
00:52:52American-made gun?
00:52:53Hmm?
00:52:53What kind of gun?
00:52:54Oh, some .44, .44.
00:52:57I don't know who that is.
00:52:58.4440?
00:52:59Oh, I think so.
00:53:00Oh.
00:53:01I see.
00:53:04I'll be with you in a few minutes.
00:53:09What kind of a gun do you carry?
00:53:11.4440, Coach.
00:53:12Is that the gun you used on Young Valleys?
00:53:14Yeah, why?
00:53:14You fool!
00:53:15Why do you think I gave you his own gun?
00:53:17What's the difference?
00:53:17I got rid of him for you, didn't I?
00:53:18That's not the point.
00:53:19If I'm not mistaken, Cassidy's picked up a clue that's going to put a rope around your neck.
00:53:24I better get rid of this gun.
00:53:26You better get rid of Cassidy.
00:53:27We'll get rid of him.
00:53:28We'll take the men right out there tonight, and while we're there, we'll take care of this pal of his.
00:53:32You'll do nothing of the kind.
00:53:33I want that to happen while I'm away, so I'm going to the city in the morning.
00:53:37As usual, Mr. Merritt will be away when accidents happen.
00:53:40You protect your own height well enough when it comes to taking chances, Merritt.
00:53:43You get well paid for your work.
00:53:44Yeah, what?
00:53:45We have promises.
00:53:46You know very well I can't take care of you till I get control of the estancia.
00:53:50Sam and I have talked this over.
00:53:51Yeah?
00:53:52There's a fortune in the strong bucks of Senor Valdez.
00:53:55Say, it'd be simple for bandits to ride down from the hills while you're away at the city.
00:53:58Yeah, and payment to us would be taken care of.
00:54:02Yeah.
00:54:04It would be too bad if something happened to Valdez and Ernesto during the raid.
00:54:10We can take care of Cassidy before the raid.
00:54:12Chiquita!
00:54:13Come here.
00:54:14I want to talk to her alone.
00:54:23Chiquita, get some paper.
00:54:25I want you to write a note to Cassidy.
00:54:26Tell him to meet you tomorrow.
00:54:28How do you know he will come?
00:54:30I have a bait I think he'll rise to.
00:54:32That 4440 he's after.
00:54:34You found it?
00:54:35He lost it here during the fight.
00:54:38I don't want to see him again.
00:54:40What's the matter?
00:54:41Are you afraid of him?
00:54:42No.
00:54:43But I don't like the things he says.
00:54:46What things?
00:54:48Well, for one thing, he says that you will not marry me.
00:54:55Oh, so he's been thinking about that too, huh?
00:55:02Well, will you?
00:55:08Well?
00:55:09What?
00:55:11Oh, marry you.
00:55:12Of course.
00:55:13Of course.
00:55:14It's about our marriage.
00:55:16I want to talk to Papa Valdez.
00:55:18But that's why I want to get rid of Cassidy for a while.
00:55:21Don't you understand?
00:55:23Now, now will you write the note?
00:55:26Si.
00:55:36What's the matter, Carida?
00:55:40If I will find that you have lied to me.
00:55:44Oh, what nonsense, Chiquita.
00:56:16I'm sorry, Cassidy, but I'm afraid we'll have to postpone our little hunting trip for a while.
00:56:20I have important business in the city.
00:56:22I'm leaving early in the morning.
00:56:24Oh, the hunting trip can wait till you get back.
00:56:27Say, you seem to have quite a way with the ladies.
00:56:31Me?
00:56:32I understand you made a great impression on the little girl that dances in Las Bolliadoras Café.
00:56:37On who?
00:56:41Oh, you mean that bad little Chiquita, huh?
00:56:45You know, the last time I saw her, she was mad in a wet head.
00:56:48Well, don't let that fool you.
00:56:50Better watch your step.
00:56:53When women down here fall for someone, they usually get their man.
00:56:58Thanks for the warning.
00:57:01Gee whiz.
00:57:02Poppy gets all the breaks.
00:57:04Now, why couldn't Chiquita fall for me instead of for him?
00:57:06Ah, you crazy man.
00:57:09Take a look at Senor Cassidy.
00:57:11Then take a good look at yourself.
00:57:15What's the matter with me?
00:57:17Ain't I romantic?
00:57:18You.
00:57:19Ha!
00:57:20You young Americanos.
00:57:22You all alike.
00:57:23Senor Cassidy.
00:57:24A moza from town just brought a message for you.
00:57:27Ah, gracias.
00:57:55It is.
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01:02:09AND THE POWER
01:02:10THAT GOES WITH IT
01:02:11DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU?
01:02:15YOU MEAN
01:02:19I see.
01:02:22Now I understand everything.
01:02:26I go to the istanzia.
01:02:31I go to the gaucho.
01:02:46Get in.
01:02:48Cut.
01:02:53Mark, hurry up and get the gang.
01:02:54Let's go.
01:02:56Come on, sir.
01:02:57Turn it up.
01:03:01Get to your horses.
01:03:08How many of you men have guns?
01:03:10We have two rifles and a few pistons in the wagon, senor Cassidy.
01:03:13The ones who can use them, come with me.
01:03:14But what's wrong, senor?
01:03:15The istanzia is going to be raided.
01:03:53Senor Maldives!
01:03:55Dolores!
01:03:55Fernando!
01:03:56Fernando!
01:04:13I know, Chiquita.
01:04:14But what happened?
01:04:15Men are coming to kill Ernesto, senor Valdez.
01:04:17You must get them out of here.
01:04:18Please, please, hurry.
01:04:19How many men?
01:04:20Oh, many, many, many, many.
01:04:21Where's Hoppy?
01:04:22Oh, he's gone to get the gauchos.
01:04:23I know.
01:04:24I know cave in mountains.
01:04:25We can hide them.
01:04:26Good.
01:04:27You get the wagon ready.
01:04:29Dolores, you get senor Valdez and Ernesto.
01:04:33My gosh!
01:04:42Marcel Maldives...
01:04:47Fernando, you drive.
01:04:49I'll handle the guns.
01:04:50I see.
01:04:50Chiquita.
01:04:51Come here.
01:04:51If we can make bridge, maybe we'll be alright.
01:04:55Bridge?
01:04:56Did you say bridge?
01:04:56See, very healy there.
01:04:59Wait a minute.
01:05:16Go ahead, Fernando.
01:05:17Boil the gates and stay out of sight.
01:05:19Sierra and the porch are...
01:05:40Hey, Chief, look!
01:05:44Come on, after him!
01:05:59Lucky!
01:06:00Fernando!
01:06:01Lucky, open the gate!
01:06:07Where's Senor Valdez?
01:06:08To keep them in front of us!
01:06:11Come on!
01:06:12Come on!
01:06:12Come on!
01:06:15Come on!
01:06:16Come on!
01:06:18Come on!
01:06:18Come on!
01:06:19Come on!
01:06:21Come on!
01:06:22Come on!
01:06:24Come on!
01:06:25Come on!
01:06:26Come on!
01:06:26Come on!
01:06:26Come on!
01:06:27Come on!
01:06:32Come on!
01:06:34Come on!
01:06:43Come on...
01:06:55Save your lucky, the breach!
01:07:28Come on, let's go!
01:07:47Let's go.
01:08:28Where are you looking?
01:09:11Where's Wilder from the camp?
01:09:13Where's Wilder from the camp?
01:09:14Where's Wilder from the camp?
01:09:15Where's Wilder from the camp?
01:09:20Get in there.
01:09:33Get out of here.
01:09:40Get out of here.
01:09:42Get out of here.
01:09:43Get out of here.
01:10:08Oh, that's good.
01:10:10Well, it looks like everything's going to be all right.
01:10:13But I am worried, senor.
01:10:15You're worried?
01:10:16Si.
01:10:18Now I've got nothing more to worry about.
01:10:25Adios, senor.
01:10:29Adios.
01:10:39Adios, senor.
01:10:40Adios.arle
01:10:53THE END
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